Ridgeway Civil War Research Center
A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
Civil War Buttons

by Harry Ridgeway


Button-5418-Louisiana-other
Button-5418-Louisiana-other

Louisiana button, Other patterns
Louisiana other









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B9403-###
Button-5418-Louisiana-other

AlbertLA15-Louisiana state seal post war pattern.
Louisiana other

3part-coat
Albert-LA015
Albert-LA015
Backmark-Goodwins-101
"GOODWINS PAT. JULY 27 1875" / (dot), dm, sans serif lettering, iron back, inner and outer rings of dots, used on 3part coat buttons, ca 1800s.



B7646-###
Button-5418-Louisiana-other

Louisiana
Louisiana

3part-small
Albert-LA-Horstmann-WH-313
Albert-LA
Backmark-Horstmann-WH-313
"HORSTMANN (dot) PHILADELPHIA. / (dot)", dm, no rings, used on 3part small buttons, manufactured ca late 1800s - 1900s
Collection of Ken Darnell


BB0134-###
Button-5418-Louisiana-other

Louisiana
Louisiana

2part-coat
z-Louisiana-civilian-Scovill-Mfg-Co-211
Albert-LA
Backmark-Scovill-Mfg-Co-141
"SCOVILL MF'G CO." / (dot) "WATERBURY." (dot), rmdc, used on 2part buttons, ca1850s.
Collection of Ken Darnell


BB1999-###
Button-5418-Louisiana-other

AlbertLA14-Louisiana state seal post war pattern.
Louisiana other

Size
Albert-LA014
Albert-LA014
Backmark-Terry-Juden-111
"TERRY & JUDEN CO LTD / (dot) NEW ORLEANS (dot) / "MADE IN ENGLAND", dm)
Bob French



This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described. Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.

Most information on this page is from:
Uniform Buttons of the United States 1776 - 1865, by Warren K.Tice.
Dating buttons; A Chronology of Button Types, Makers, Retailers & Their Backmarks, by Warren K. Tice.
Directory of American Military Goods Dealers & Makers, by Bruce S. Bazelon and William F. Guinn.
Record of American Uniform and Historical Buttons, Bicentennial Edition, by Alphaeus H. Albert.
Pictures are generally by the author, unless otherwise indicated.


Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, buttons,
A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War.
Buttons of the American Civil War.
Presented are buttons, manufactured 1800 to 20th century, emphasis on military buttons and those from the American Civil War, 1861 to 1865.
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Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, button backmarks,
A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War.
Button backmarks.
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Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, All,
A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War.
Artifacts of the American Civil War.
Presented are artifacts, manufactured 1800 to 20th century, emphasis on American Civil War, 1861 to 1865.
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